Biology

Course summary

Year 1- Topics: The causes and treatment of cardiovascular disease, genes and health, the physiological and cytological changes associated with Cystic Fibrosis, genetic inheritance and the structure of proteins, cell structure, the cell cycle and the role of DNA, cell specialisation and epigenetics, evolution, adaptation, natural selection, conservation, measuring biodiversity and plant anatomy. Year 2 – Topics: Ecosystems, photosynthesis, climate change, enzyme action, speciation and evolution, immunity, infection and forensics, genetic profiling, disease development and the immune system, the impact of exercise on the body, the mechanisms of homeostasis, the nervous system and role of the brain, and the effect of Parkinson’s disease.